ገድለ ሐዋርያት (Acts of the Apostles — Manchester Ethiopic MS 6)

...the cross which is better, as God said. original: "መስቀሉ፡ዘየኀይስ፡በከመ፡ይቤ፡እግዚአብሔር" It is a mystery, for he showed you that which is on the right as that which is on the left, the master as the servant, that which is below as that which is above, that which is behind as that which is before. You shall know the Kingdom of God. This thought, I had beforehand in this schema term: askima habit or monastic pattern/form which you see me in. I am crucified in his likeness. It is he, for he was before Adam was born. And you, who now are listening, you have abandoned the error of before, that you may run to...

...the cross of Jesus Christ. This is the written word, the one alone, for whose sake the Holy Spirit spoke. And who is Jesus Christ but the Word and the Speech? He is God, so that he might refine the word of this straight wood which he spoke, "I am crucified." And the speech from before created man, and the nail holds man. And from this straight wood, the cross, in the middle of the turning and the changing, the human tongue speaks of what Peter prayed while he was on the cross, and said, "I thank you, O holy Word, Lord of all..."